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Martin v. WainwrightMartin v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 14, 1986
No. 85-7204
Reporters:
, , , ,
Before:
Brennan

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‍our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‍prohibited by the Eighth *910and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‍would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.






Lead Opinion

C. A. ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‍11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun would grant the petition for writ of certiorari limited ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‍to Question 1 presented by the petition.

Case Details

Case Name: Martin v. Wainwright
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Oct 14, 1986
Citations: 479 U.S. 909; 107 S. Ct. 307; 93 L. Ed. 2d 281; 55 U.S.L.W. 3258; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4340; No. 85-7204
Docket Number: No. 85-7204
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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